Governor Tom Wolf is weighing in on the latest election reform bill proposed by Pennsylvania Republicans. It’s a long list of changes that includes major overhauls to the mail-in ballot proc... Read more
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will receive state grant funding in order to make repairs at a building containing rental apartments. The Authority was awarded a $500,000 P... Read more
The YMCA is currently addressing some issues within their building today but they are open for business. The organization is dealing with a waterline break and won’t be able to accommodate s... Read more
Main Street in downtown Butler is expected to close for a few hours on Friday for the Jeep event. Starting at 3pm Friday (6/11/21), Main Street will be closed to thru traffic and isn’t expec... Read more
A recall has been put out for a yogurt snack. The company, Clio Snacks, is initiating a voluntary recall on certain packages of their Greek yogurt bars because they say certain lots of produ... Read more
There is still time for local residents to participate in four public hearings next week about another proposed rate increase requested by Columbia Gas. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commi... Read more
A couple of Butler County residents have received federal prison time for their role in embezzling over $1 million from Butler Health System. A federal judge sentenced former BHS chief opera... Read more
Many residents in the City of Butler are cleaning up after flooding that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Heavy rains rolled through the area around 4 p.m. resulting in a significant amount of... Read more
PennDot will be opening the westbound lanes on Route 422 that were part of the Walls Memorial Bridge Epoxy Overlay Project today and will start back to work on the project on Tuesday, June 1... Read more
A community in southern Butler County has temporarily closed a pool after several children who recently swam there became ill. According to a posting on the Adams Ridge website, eight childr... Read more
Butler City Police are continuing to investigate an incident of an imposter posing as a water company employee to gain entry to a local business. Officials with Pennsylvania American Water s... Read more
The Butler Road Race is coming up next week, Saturday, June 19, 2021, and officials want to give you time to prepare for the road closures. The race starts at Diamond Park on Main Street, tu... Read more
The Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2021-22 school year budget. Following a presentation from retiring Business Manager Jill Swaney, the board voted to app... Read more
The Seneca Valley Board of School Directors has approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the district’s Education Support Professionals. The new five-year contract includes the di... Read more
Three top students of the 2021 Butler School District graduating class will receive scholarships through a local foundation. Chloe Paulisick and Emma Teff will each receive $3,543 while Maso... Read more
A local group of specialized first responders has received international recognition for their work on an incident two years ago. The Butler County Water Rescue Team 300 received a Higgins a... Read more
Today, June 8, 2021, is the day that you can file your new unemployment claim online with the state’s newly revamped unemployment system. The system now uses Keystone ID, with allows users... Read more
Thanks to the generosity of a local company, fewer people will be going hungry in the southwestern PA region. Pennsylvania American Water has announced that the company has made a donation o... Read more
PennDOT is continuing early summer road project maintenance work in Butler County this week. These activities include pipe replacement, which will be occurring on Monrow and Sarver Roads in... Read more
As a local drug and alcohol treatment center celebrates 50 years, a new top administrator is coming on board to lead the way. The Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center welcomes new Executive Director... Read more
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